Physicians' group calling on province to create space in hospitals for overdose prevention
An unsanctioned overdose prevention site has been set up near the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, where volunteers with ...
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B.C. health minister responds as paramedics warn ambulances ‘just sitting empty’
British Columbia’s health minister is responding to concerns from the province’s paramedic union over overtime and staffing concerns, which it says are contributing to service delays.
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Some B.C. pharmacies have resumed prohibited cash payments to patients, pharmacists’ letter alleges
say pharmacists in a letter to British Columbia’s Health Minister. The letter to Health Minister Josie Osborne and College of Pharmacists of B.C. registrar Suzanne Solven, obtained by The Globe ...
B.C. health-care professionals welcome review of administrative system costs
Health-care workers' associations in B.C. are welcoming a commitment, in the mandate letter for the health minister, to reduce the cost of health-care administration in the province.
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Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds
British Columbia’s minister of health says the province has opened 26 new treatment beds for people with addictions in four communities over the last several months. Minister Josie Osborne says ...
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B.C. investigating ‘significant’ opioid diversion
Leaked briefing also says the ministry has been conducting an investigation, with next steps to include targeting of ...